Former India skipper Deepak Thakur led Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) Mumbai from the front as the defending champions held on to their guns to edge past Army XI 3-2 in the final of the 89th MCC Murugappa Hockey Tournament here on Sunday.

The BCCI Corporate trophy one-day cricket tournament for the Raj Singh Dungarpur trophy, will feature 16 teams and will be played in four cities from February 16 to 22 with the final scheduled at the Wankhede Stadium here on the last day of the event.

Yogesh Pardesi of Indian Oil prevailed over Zahir Ahamed of LIC in straight games to enter the semifinals of the men`s singles in the All India Public Sector Carrom tournament, organised by Air India and Maharashtra Carrom Association Friday.

India no. 4 Kavita Somanchi of Reserve Bank prevailed over Geeta Devi of BSNL in a straight games encounter 25-10 25-10 to enter the women`s singles quarterfinals in the All India Public Sector Carrom Tournament here Thursday.

India No 2 and reigning champion Aditya Mehta was stunned by Kamal Chawla 1-3 in a major surprise, even as both of them made the quarters from group A in the second Kolkata Open National Invitaion Snooker Championship here Friday.

Discarded India goalkeeper Baljit Singh stood out with a man-of-the-match performance to enable Indian Oil win the Coal India 116th All India Beighton Cup Hockey tournament with a 2-0 win over ONGC on Friday.

State-run Indian Oil Corp is losing Rs 92 crore per day on sale of petrol, diesel, domestic LPG and kerosene as government has not allowed it to revise rates in line with firming international oil prices.